Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

BRISTOL NATURAL HISTORY CONSORTIUM

A range of public, professional development and educational events on best practice in environmental communication

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£343	£343	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£213	£221	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£221	£173	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£245	£202	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£244	£276	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£306	£296	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£257	£263	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£324	£328	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£393	£387	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£259	£248	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£264	£271	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£297	£286	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£289	£277	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£167	£198	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£108	£84	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 16 years

www.bnhc.org.uk

info@bnhc.org.uk

0117 325 2891

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bristol City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£74,772
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£17,325
DCMS	£14,600
The Grocers' Charity	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Natural History Consortium
£8,925	13/05/2022	Festival of Nature: Celebrating the Queen's Jubilee
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-The Bristol Natural History Consortium
£5,000	29/04/2022	towards programme costs for the Festival of Nature kick-off Action Day for businesses, schools and community groups to take part in volunteering, outdoor activities, planting and wildlife recording.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - INTERSECTIONS
£74,772	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP/X020797/1
DCMS - CRF20: Bristol Natural History Consortium
£14,600	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Natural History Consortium
£8,400	12/06/2020	COVID-19: Bristol Natural History Consortium
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Bristol Natural History Consortium
£3,000	24/04/2020	Connecting people with nature and environment issues
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Space Stories
£8,550	05/04/2019 12	The funding will be used to run a programme of activities that will campaign for the importance of green spaces and promote nature through an exhibition. The project aims to raise awareness and bring ....more The funding will be used to run a programme of activities that will campaign for the importance of green spaces and promote nature through an exhibition. The project aims to raise awareness and bring people together.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Natural History Consortium
£20,500	13/03/2019	City Nature Challenge: Skills for Wildlife
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bristol Natural History Consortium
£4,390	19/11/2018	A new ‘Nature Discovery’ tent will invite visitors to explore local wildlife and meet the organisations that take care of wild Bristol.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Natural History Consortium
£9,800	14/03/2018	City Nature Challenge
National Lottery Community Fund - City Nature Challenge
£8,232	24/01/2018 12	The funding will be used by a charity to run a nature festival that is designed to empower individuals and communities to reconnect to the environment. The project aims to generate a sense of pride ....more The funding will be used by a charity to run a nature festival that is designed to empower individuals and communities to reconnect to the environment. The project aims to generate a sense of pride and ownership of public spaces.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-71

DR JUSTIN COLLARD MORRIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

IAN BARRETT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

MARTIN BRASHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

PETER EDWIN BALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2008, number: 1123432
Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2008, number: 06472186

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 57 days late, AR08: 23 days late,

Main office

Bristol Natural History Consortium
Jubilee House
Bristol
Avon
BS1 4RW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR CONSERVATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL